Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2013

Note from Beth: If I could wave a magic wand, and ask for a wish related to my work to come true, it would be this: I’d like to spend a year to attend conferences where I don’t know a lot of the content or people and learn and network and blog about the experience. One of those conferences would be the Personal Democracy Forum.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

In contrast to for-profit organizations, nonprofits rely on donations, usually a combination of individual donations, grants, sponsorships, and corporate donations, to fund their operations and further their charitable missions. In the U.S., What are the different types of nonprofits? How much does it cost to start a nonprofit organization?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Organizational updates can also include announcements of conferences or fund-raisers, staff changes, or any recent awards or accolades your nonprofit has received. Another idea is to have staff members send in reports from important conferences, meetings, or protests. Interview Experts.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Her team raises funds to help secure and distribute more than 200M meals annually for families struggling with hunger. Liz serves on the committee for Education and Conference Development for the DMANF Advisory Board. In addition, she presents at several conferences each year and has been an invited speaker to Federal leadership teams.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Learn as nonprofits tell their Box stories and share advice throughout the conference. Hear from nonprofits such as Teach for America, The Nature Conservancy, ASPCA, The James Irvine Foundation, New Story, Team Rubicon, and more! p.s. Please join Box employees and our partners and donate to our Nepal recovery fund.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Last year, NTEN Community Champions helped to raise over $36,000 to support the NTEN Community Challenge , which enhanced NTEN''s program accessibility, including sending over 50 people to the 2014 Nonprofit Technology Conference (14NTC) and the 2014 Leading Change Summit (14LCS) with scholarships. What is your organization''s mission?

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 29, 2014

I learned this at a conference for directors of American zoos and aquaria (I was there to give a talk). I had a vague sense of how conservation fit into their educational missions, but I didn''t realize the extent of the direct advocacy and activism happening every day. You can donate your birthday to raise funds for clean water.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

Most nonprofits implore: “Just fund a development director position for us, and it will pay for itself in a year, enabling us not just to survive but to thrive.” Although fund development assistance can be beneficial in certain circumstances, it is not a panacea. Fundraising advisors encourage this support too.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

The Leading Change Summit (LCS) Steering Committee is the advisory board for our inaugural conference that we''re launching September 2014. This invaluable bunch works with NTEN to design core curriculum tracks, conference structure, and thematic focus. Veda Banerjee, Director of Communications, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Organizational updates can also include announcements of conferences or fund-raisers, staff changes, or any recent awards or accolades your nonprofit has received. Another idea is to have staff members send in reports from important conferences, meetings, or protests. Interview Experts.

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Care2

JANUARY 24, 2013

He is an active member of the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and serves as Co-Chair of the Web, Tech & Social Media track for Fund Raising Day in New York and also serves as Board Member for the Direct Marketing Fundraising Association.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2008

It's been over a month since my trip to Australia where I presented and facilitated workshops at the ConnectingUp Conference. Retina Australia is an organization which supports people with blinding retinal eye diseases, as well as raising funds for research into this debilitating condition. At this point funding becomes urgent.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

We do not recommend cutting your event organizer fees as planning a hybrid conference or event is a specialized skill and your expertise will be extremely valuable. . Start with a conservative budget and then ramp up spending for things like marketing and media depending on ticket sales and audience response.

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

We do not recommend cutting your event organizer fees as planning a hybrid conference or event is a specialized skill and your expertise will be extremely valuable. . Start with a conservative budget and then ramp up spending for things like marketing and media depending on ticket sales and audience response.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If you missed this year’s conference, you can still use the below points to power new strategies and optimize existing ones. . Think carefully about what questions could result in data points that can help guide funding decisions, smart partnerships, and stronger board relationships. Know your audience .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I have been near Camden, Maine for the past few days at the PopTech 2009 Fellows Program as part of the PopTech 2009 conference ( streaming live ), which starts on Wednesday. This includes leadership, social innovation, communications, branding, graphic facilitation, financial and funding models. PopTech is an.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2011

However, one of my favorite examples of successful local advocacy is the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) annual campaign to protect funding for the Bronx Zoo. Share your advocacy success stories here in our comments section or if you are DC for the Nonprofit Technology Conference , stop by my session on March 18th.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

First I’ll show you how the Environmental Defense Fund used their email list in a creative way to increase online donations by 63%. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) used this strategy during Giving Tuesday to maximize their year-end online fundraising. 7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Report back from the first-ever Do Good Data Conference by Julia Smith. What started as a happy hour (“as all good things begin,” says Andrew) to share ideas and commiserate with fellow data-minded souls at local nonprofits has grown into a full-fledged network that came together for its first annual conference earlier this month.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2014

In all of the above cases, what looks like a risky, costly endeavor often turns out to be a pretty conservative, big-reward investment when viewed over the long haul. Go to an AFP conference or a local nonprofit educational event. While none of these are easy shortcuts (e.g., getting a college degree is hard work!),

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week, I was honored to deliver the lunch keynote at the 2014 TechNow Conference in Pittsburgh, PA organized by The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. (My Giving Day Campaigns and Crowd Funding Campaigns Are Than Dollars Raised. Who are the people you want to reach? How would you describe them?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Here are the results for the 2008 Innovator Awards: Advocacy campaign or program Honorable Mention: National Parks Conservation Association Winner: Freepress for their StopBigMedia.com campaign Over 200,000 comments sent to the FCC and Senate and overturned and FCC ruling to block monopolies in media companies.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 25, 2007

I spent Saturday in beautiful Monterey, ocean pounding outside the window of a conference room, where about 40 museum folks were pondering a question more elusive than the origin of the waves: can museums change the world? The Congo Gorilla Forest , is a special exhibition produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Conservation organization to plant 112 trees, one for every year since city’s incorporation. Local literacy program supporting students in Haiti raises record-breaking funds, moves 24 students off waiting list. Hold a press conference. Hold a press conference to discuss your issue, its impact on the community, and solutions.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 21, 2008

That's the question the Nonprofit Technology Conference session, "The Seven Things Everyone Wants: What Freud and Buddha Understood (and We're Forgetting) about Online Outreach," tried to answer. The Environmental Defense Fund asked supporters to help them write a Declaration of New Patriotism. Maybe you gave them money. care about.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

This summer I've been interviewing the innovators behind the 21 Projects that went to the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) this year (I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared). You can listen to the original interview and a live recording of Freecycle's 5-minute pitch at the NetSquared Conference on the NetSquared Podcast.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Daring to Lead’s findings indicate that you have a 44% chance of interviewing with an organization whose board can’t come together – as a united front – and say that each board member supports the cause enough to hand over personal funds. Before you accept a job offer, you deserve to know if the board has your back.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As the second week of COP26 — the UN’s global climate change conference — draws to a close, climate scientists are poring over the pledges made by world leaders, trying to determine whether their commitments to reduce carbon emissions will bring us within the agreed limit of a 1.5 degree global temperature increase. Lead From the Front.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 9, 2005

Although the Foundation is going to make transcripts of all of the sessions available and I believe video from the conference will be broadcast on www.ibaglobal.com as well, some people on a list serv that I am on, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) , wanted to share notes virtually so I decided to post some of my notes here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. In just a few clicks your supporters can donate a tweet or status update to benefit your cause (see The Global Fund ). Cause Layouts :: causelayouts.com.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

Best Use of Peer-to-Peer/Special Events – Central Parks Conservancy – Central Park Conservancy wanted to build its acquisition base by increasing the percentage of its local supporters living in buildings adjacent to and near the park. Read the case study. Read the case study. Read the case study.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Make sure to encourage donors to sign up for recurring gifts by including the option on your donation form and adding an impact statement specific to how those sustainable gifts allow your organization to allocate funds. Over time, these small favors will add up and help your nonprofit further its larger organizational goals.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

bbcon 2013 , Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits concluded last week, and as I remember some of my favorite moments during the conference, one tops them all. The suitcase is finally unpacked, and the email pile is a bit more manageable – but the bbcon buzz hasn’t worn off yet! Read the case study. Read the case study.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I know both of you are super busy you’re speaking at conferences, and doing webinars, and workshops all the time, so it’s really a treat to have you. . About if we’re raising money for endowment funding, how do we create a sense of urgency around that? . That was a good omen for things. Hey, Annie, how are you?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Weisberg A few years ago, I had this crazy idea to write a book to support a single conference session. These generate more work without corresponding increases in funding for staff and benefits. This exercise can also help clarify how work like preservation, conservation, and research can matter to the public.)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

Follow and study the World Wildlife Fund , Sex, Etc. Offer contests that reward fundraisers who raise the most funds during the campaign. ? Follow and study Oxfam International , Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) , Idealist , Gates Foundation , and the Acumen Fund. Email Communications. ? Social Fundraising. ?

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